Copy-holder.



'No. 884,886. PATENTED APR. 14, 1908.

J. M. BAINER.

COPY HOLDER. urmou'mnnun .IULY 25. 1901.

WW1 moan UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH M. BAINER, OF MARYSVILLE, OHIO.

COPY-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH M. BAINER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Marysville, in the county of Union, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Copy-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which -it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in copy holders, and it has particular reference to a copy holder of that type which includes a supporting frame, having a cross bar, and a resilient arm cooperating with said cross bar.

The object of the invention is to provide a copy holder of novel construction in which the arm is arranged to attain a maximum frictional grip.

The details of construction will appear in the course of the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, like characters of reference designating similar parts, throughout the several views, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a desk partly in section, showing the copy holder in position for use, the position of the copy holder when not in use being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, continued part way through the top of the desk, a part of the desk being omitted.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 designates a supporting frame of substantial U shape and including the cross bar 6 having parallel legs 7 for attachment to a typewriter desk or table, as for example by engaging the ends of the legs 7 in horizontal recesses a in the desk or table A, from which said legs may be moved selected distances.

Cooperating with the bar 6 is a resilient arm 8 which has one end secured at the junc- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 25, 1907.

Patented April 14, 1908.

Serial No. 385,493.

' tion of the cross bar 6 with one of the legs 7 by a clip 10 or other approved fastening means. The arm 8 also has in its body a bow shaped curved portion 11 which is united with the fixed end portion by a straight gripping portion 12.

The material beyond the curved portion 11 extends along a straight axis so as to afford an elongated gripping portion 13 terminating in an outward recurvate end 14 affording a means for holding the loose turned-back leaves of a tablet or stenographers note-book. The portions 12 and 13 bear against the cross bar 6 and by virtue of the resilient nature of the arm 8, coacts with said cross bar to frictionally hold the copy therebetween.

The note book, which is shown at 15 in Fig. 2, is put in place by sliding it laterally between the members 6 and 8, and as the contents of the pages are successively transcribed, the pages are thrown upwardly and their edges are engaged behind the portion 14.

The invention is simple in its structural details, inexpensive to manufacture, and practical and efficient in use.

What is claimed is:

1. A copy holder of the type set forth, comprising a frame, including a cross bar and a resilient arm having one end secured to one end of said cross bar, said arm having its intermediate portion bent into bow-shape and having straight gripping portions on each side of said bow-shaped portion.

2. A copy holder of the type set forth, comprising a frame including a cross bar and a resilient arm secured to one end of said cross bar and terminating at its free end in an outward recurvate portion.

In testimony where of, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH M. BAINER.

Witnesses:

JAMES MOOAMPBELL, LoUIs LUIZINMEIRE. 

